BERKELEY, Calif. -- Stanfords midseason slump is becoming a distant memory now that Christian McCaffrey is healthy once again and the 24th-ranked Cardinal are finishing the season in typical fashion with another Big Game win.McCaffreys 90-yard touchdown run highlighted a record-setting 284-yard rushing performance that led Stanford to its seventh straight win in the rivalry game, 45-31 over California on Saturday.After struggling to move the ball at all during a stretch of three losses in four games back in October when McCaffrey was slowed by an undisclosed injury, the Cardinal (8-3, 6-3 Pac-12) have hit their stride late in the season.Weve definitely had some ups and downs, McCaffrey said. To see where we are now gives us a lot of hope going into each week knowing that we can play and get into a rhythm and really hurt some people in the run game.McCaffrey broke his own single-game rushing record at Stanford of 243 yards and the Big Game record of 226 yards set by Cals Joe Igber in 2002 to help the Cardinal (8-3, 6-3 Pac-12) keep the coveted Axe with yet another win over their rival.Stanford matched the longest win streak in the rivalry that dates back to 1892. The Cardinal also won seven straight against Cal (4-7, 2-6) from 1995-2001.Any time you win the Big Game, its a fun one, not only for this team but for this school, quarterback Keller Chryst saidDavis Webb threw for 393 yards and two touchdowns and Tre Watson ran for two scores for the Golden Bears, who are assured of a fifth losing season in the past six years and will miss out on a bowl bid unless there are not enough six-win teams to fill all the slots.Our margin of error is very slim, Webb said. The games we win we dont really mess up, and the games we lose we mess up. Its not that hard. We just have to get better.The game started well for Cal, which stopped Stanford on the opening drive and then scored on its first offensive play on a 70-yard pass from Webb to Chad Hansen.Stanford tied the game two plays later on a 16-yard run by Chryst and took control early in the third quarter when McCaffrey burst through the middle for his long touchdown run that was one of his three scoring runs in the game.That was the big momentum thing at that point, Cal coach Sonny Dykes said. Stanford had the momentum and we just never seemed to be able to get it back.THE TAKEAWAYStanford: The biggest reasons for Stanfords turnaround have been a healthy McCaffrey, who has rushed for 787 yards and scored 10 TDs in a four-game winning streak, and Chryst. After struggling early on as Ryan Burns replacement, Chryst has been much improved of late. He threw for 198 yards and two TDs against Cal, giving him 456 yards passing and five touchdowns the past two weeks.California: After a promising start to the season with two wins over ranked teams, the Bears are headed for another losing campaign because of the same problems that have plagued the program ever since Dykes took over as coach in 2013. The defense has struggled to stop anyone, allowing 51.3 points per game while losing five of the past six contests. The run defense, which came into the game ranked second to last in FBS allowing 283.4 yards per game, was even worse against McCaffrey and the Cardinal. Stanford finished with 357 yards.LONG RUNSMcCaffrey has scored on long runs the past two weeks, following up his 61-yarder at Oregon with the 90-yarder this week as Stanford has taken advantage of defenses stacking the box to stop the run.If we can secure those guys and get him through the first level, hes got a clear path to the end zone, Coach David Shaw said. Strike up the band and bring on the PAT.BIG RECEIVERCals 310-pound fullback Malik McMorris got involved in the passing game for the first time. He caught a short pass and rumbled for a 20-yard gain to set up one TD and added a 6-yard catch later in the game.UP NEXTStanford: Host Rice on Saturday to finish the regular season.California: Host UCLA on Saturday to finish the regular season. Rob Deer Brewers Jersey . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. Hank Aaron Brewers Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. https://www.cheapbrewers.com/959y-freddy-peralta-jersey-brewers.html . 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Mahela Jayawardene is third on this list - he made 167 in Galle against New Zealand.4 Number of higher individual scores for Sri Lanka while trailing in their second innings in Tests than Mendis 176. The highest is Sanath Jayasuriyas 253 in the second innings of the Faisalabad Test in 2004. Sri Lanka were trailing Pakistan by 21 runs on that occasion. Kumar Sangakkara had made 211, also against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2011-12. Jayasuriyas 199 against India at the SSC, Colombo in 1997, and Sangakkaras 192 in Hobart are the other scores better than Mendis effort.2 Instances when Sri Lanka have managed to make a total higher than 353 in their second innings after failing to make 150 in their first. Both came recently. In May this year, Sri Lanka made 475 in their second innings after being bundled out for 101 runs in their first innings in Chester-le-Street. The other instance came in Christchurch in 2014, when Sri Lanka were dismissed for 138 in their first innings before making 407 in their second.53 Runs scored by openers in this Test - the second lowest from eight dismissed openers in a Test and the lowest since the Bridgetown Test in 1935, when openers from both sides together scored only 44 runs.6 The highest opening stand of the match, by Sri Lanka in their first and second innings. In terms of the highest opening stand of the four innings in a Test in Asia, this is the poorest. The previous lowest also came in Sri Lanka, at the P Sara Ovval last year, when the hosts opening pair managed a stand of 8 runs - the highest of the match - in their second innings against India.dddddddddddd Overall, there have been only four instances when the top opening stand of the Test has been lower. The lowest came in this Test at Sabina Park, when the highest opening stand was of 1 run.0 Number of second-innings totals by Sri Lanka in Pallekele higher than their 353 in this Test. Sri Lanka have played only five Tests at this venue. Their lowest first-innings total at this venue also came in this Test.1994 The last time an Australia opener was dismissed twice in a Test having scored fewer runs than David Warners tally of 1 in this match. Mark Taylor had got a pair in the Karachi Test in 1994. Overall this is only the 13th instance of an Australia opener being dismissed twice in a Test having made 1 or no run.377 The highest target successfully chased in Tests in Sri Lanka, by Pakistan at this venue last year. There have been two other instances in Tests in Sri Lanka when teams have successfully chased targets higher than the 268 set by the hosts in this match. Sri Lanka were the winning team on both these occasions - they chased down a target of 352 against South Africa at the P Sara Oval in 2006 and beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets chasing 326 at the SSC in 1997-99.2006 The only time Australia successfully chased down a target of 200 or more in a Test in Asia, which was against Bangladesh in Fatullah in 2006. Australia had lost seven wickets by the time they overhauled the target of 307 on that occasion. Out of the 16 previous instances when they have been set targets of 200 or more in Asia, Australia have lost eight and drawn eight Tests. ' ' '